Frauds

The study, conducted by cybersecurity company Cheq and the University of Baltimore, claims that influencer fraud will cost advertisers $1.3 billion this year, a number projected to grow to $1.5 billion in 2020.

http://www.netimperative.com/2019/08/influencer-fraud-costing-brands-over-1-billion/#.XULJiEVCMNU.twitter

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh is turning her skills to presenting a new investigative BBC TV show about the perils of online dating fraudsters

Businesses are being warned about the dangers of mandate fraud after new figures show that reported losses reached almost £100m in 2018/19.

Police described the romance fraudsters as "persuasive, cruel, forceful and manipulative"

A Kingswood rogue trader cold-called at the homes of vulnerable older people and lied about doing work for them.

Fake sickness fraudster Brian Cromby was left feeling queasy today, after he was convicted at Liverpool Crown Court and jailed for 12 months.

"I was shaking with rage and stress, I couldn't believe this had happened."

Sue is describing the moment she discovered that her late mother, Margaret (not their real names), who'd spent the last years of her life battling dementia, had had more than £14,000 stolen through direct debit fraud.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-your-money-49110187

Hardeep Dehal, a serving Metropolitan Police officer, has today (24 July) been found guilty of planning to fraudulently claim £18,415 in a staged crash-for-cash with a Tesco delivery van.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps-london-north-london-south/news/police-officer-found-guilty-ps18000-crash-cash-fraud

Customers had reported missing bank cards in the same area he was delivering mail

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is carrying out seven criminal investigations into potential scams with indicative losses to savers' pensions of around £55m, the pensions watchdog has revealed.

https://www.professionaladviser.com/professional-adviser/news/3079384/tpr-looking-into-seven-scam-investigations-posing-gbp55m-loss-to-savers